I use the 173 grain Keith bullet dropped from a four cavity Lyman mould. Powder is 15 grains of 2400.

Great minds think alike.

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You know the rest. In the books you have read
How the British Regulars fired and fled,
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard wall,
Chasing the redcoats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load.

I hunt the same type of terrain but could take shots up to 40 yards (my limit with my 586). I have used two different loads. One being a 158 grain gold dot hollow point over max for my gun charges of 2400 or H110. The other load that I am using now, thanks to WESHOOT is the Hornady 180 grain XTP-JHP over max charge of H110. Both shoot well and are more than enough for the typical deer that I see. I also carry a 20 gauge with slugs for the 200+ pound monsters that show themselves every once in a while.

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